THE CRADLE WAS GREEN

About the Book

The scene is a street of New York City tenement buildings around 1900. The immigrant Bernardi family has crossed the Atlantic from Italy to live in a slum. They are appalled at the conditions they face. They have been lured to “streets of gold” and unlimited opportunity, but now begins their battle in an alien culture. Through misery, tragedy, struggle, and unyielding hope, the Bernardis inch their way upward with grit, determination, and love.

About the Author

This is William Franza's first and only book.